Off Topic Politics Thread

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"Harry Shukman seems improbably cheerful for someone who has spent the past few years infiltrating groups of political extremists. It’s faintly unnerving hearing such a polite, thoughtful young writer describe evenings he spent in pubs with neo-Nazis, or conferences where ultra-rich guests share their plans for whites-only societies.
“Deciding to hang out with the far right was a kind of weird, weird thing to do,” he reflects, laughing. Those strange evenings form the backbone of the book that has propelled the 33-year-old writer into the literary spotlight.
Shukman’s debut, Year of the Rat: Undercover in the British Far Right has made him an unusual winner of The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award, which he accepted on Tuesday night at a ceremony at the Whitechapel Gallery in London."
 
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StJabbo1 said:
"Harry Shukman seems improbably cheerful for someone who has spent the past few years infiltrating groups of political extremists. It’s faintly unnerving hearing such a polite, thoughtful young writer describe evenings he spent in pubs with neo-Nazis, or conferences where ultra-rich guests share their plans for whites-only societies.
“Deciding to hang out with the far right was a kind of weird, weird thing to do,” he reflects, laughing. Those strange evenings form the backbone of the book that has propelled the 33-year-old writer into the literary spotlight.
Shukman’s debut, Year of the Rat: Undercover in the British Far Right has made him an unusual winner of The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award, which he accepted on Tuesday night at a ceremony at the Whitechapel Gallery in London."
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Thank you for this heads up. Sounds like it should be compulsory reading!
 
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One of yer Norvern Saints said:
Thank you for this heads up. Sounds like it should be compulsory reading!
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There's also a film - Undercover: Exposing the Far Right is a gripping documentary directed by Havana Marking. It follows investigators from the British anti-fascist organization Hope Not Hate as they use hidden cameras to secretly infiltrate and expose extremist networks in the UK and abroad. It got a 5* review in the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-...ew-the-bravest-documentary-of-the-year-so-far

The links don't open directly, a google search works eg:-
for "What the far-right Homeland Party is really like, by an ex-member"
 
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SAINTOSPREY said:
...or his Labour successors? Needs a General Election so that the people can decide, Politics has changed, if a Government with a large majority can't do the job, then it's time for change.
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Another election, another Prime minister this is where we are going wrong we need stability not becoming Watford FC!! The pound has already dropped this morning due to uncertainty.
 
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